An advocate was injured when a crude bomb exploded at the Siwan district court in Bihar on Monday triggering panic in the premises, police said.
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The lawyer, Munna Pandey, was rushed to the Sadar Hospital where he was reported out of danger.
The bomb, kept in a bag hanging by the handle of a bicycle parked in the court premises, exploded after falling accidentally and wounded the advocate, police said.
It triggered a panic on the campus as people ran for cover. A police team conducted a search but no other bomb was found.
Investigation is on but no arrests have been made so far, the police said.
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